Adjustable electric fixture with concealed wiring



Nov. 16 1926.

H. G. CORWIN ADJUSTABLE ELECTRIC FIXTURE WITH-CONCEALED WIRING PatentedNov. .16, 1926.

UNITED, STATES 1,606,870 PATENT ()FFICE.

HARLEY G. conwnv, or LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

ADJUSTABLE ELECTRIC FIXTURE WITH CON CEALED WIRING.

' Application filed March 18. 1925. Serial No. 16,375.

This invention relates to an adjustable electric fixture with concealedwiring.

An object of the invention is to provide an electric light bracketadapted to slide up and sired to elevate an electric light at differentpositions to better accommodate the individual using the mirror. 7

The combining .of a readily adjustable electric light fixture with wiresand flexible cords at all times concealed, is the especial novelty ofthis invention,

Other objects and advantages will be made manifest in the followingspecification of an embodiment of the invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a cabinet and the adjustable electricfixture with concealed wiring.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of a cabinet and fixture taken onthe line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the cabinet taken on theline 33 of Figure 1. T

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective of 1 cabinet with a modified typeof light fix- :ure.,-

The 'details of construction are as follows:

While the invention is applicable to va-- rious modified, uses, theapplication shown ierein comprises a' cabinet 1 provided with a nirrordoor 2 which is intended to be used For purposes such as shaving, hairdressing 1nd the like. At each side of-the door2 are lisposed verticalpanels 3 and 4 whichare preferably removably secured inplace as by neansof screws 5. Each panel is provided with a slot 6which extendslongitudinall )f the panel and is disposed vertically. Up-- )11 theinner face of the panel a strip of felt r other padding material isglued, the ;trip of felt being slit practically its entire ength, theslit being centered in the slot 6.

A friction pad 8, which may be of any desired configuration and has aflat forward face adapted to seat and frictionally bear upon the feltpad on the inner face of the panel, is pivotally or otherwise secured'to a J shaped arm 9 which curves under the friction pad 8 and extendshorizontally through the slot 6 and is provided at its outer end with afriction head 10. The friction head may be of any desired configurationas to best give an ornamental effect and has an inner flat face adaptedto frictionally bear upon the outer face of the panel 1. The inner faceof the block 8 and the inner face of the head 10 oppositely face and aresubstantially on a parallel plane and separated very slightly more thanthe thickness of the panel 4, or the panel 3, the two panels beingidentical. Thus, the friction pad and the friction head may beslidablyoperated up and down, the J shaped arm 9 sliding through the slot, butit will be readily seen that any depending pressure upon the frictionhead which is the lowermost of the two, will cause a bindingefiectuponopposite sides of the panel.

Suspended from the friction head 10, is an ornamental .plate 11 whichmay be made of heavy material in order to exert a downward presure onthe friction head 10 or may be constructed of light material. such asstamped metal inasmuch as the weight of an electric light sockethereinafter described exerts suflicient weight. The plate 11 is rovidedwith a threaded central aperture into which an electric light conduit 12carrying an electric light socket 13 is screwed and a nipple or secondconduit 14 is screwed into the opposite side of the plate 11 and isadapted to extend horizontally through the. slot 6. A flexible electriccord 15 connecting with the light socket 13 extendsthrough the conduit12 and the nipple 14 and after having a generous loop hanging Within thecabinet, terminates in a plug 16 which is coupled with a receptacle 17'mounted upon an inner panel 18 ofthe cabinet 1, and to which receptacleconventional wiring 19 is carried. The pivotal or other connectionbetween the friction pad 8 and the arm 9 ermits of disassembling for thepurpose of installingthe fixture.

The use of the invention should be readily apparent from the foregoingdescription. The weight of'theelectric light socket and the plate 11swinging downwardly from the friction head 10-will cause the inner faceof the friction head to bear upon the 'outer face of the. panel 4 andthe inner face of the friction pad 8 to bear upon the inner face of thepanel 4 and against the felt strip 7. There is thus effected a bindingaction which will substantially secure the electric light socket 13 inthe position where left. \Vhen it is desired to raise or lower theelectric light carried in the socket 13, it is simply necessary toslightly raise the electric light so that the friction pad and frictionhead have their binding engagement with the panel discontinued and maythen be slid up or down to any desired position, whereupon by merelyreleasing the hold on the electric light its own weight will again causea downward pressure and consequent binding between the friction head andthe friction pad and the panel at and the electric light fixture may beleft in this position. The felt strip 7 will yield to the passing of theconduit or nipple 14, but will effectively close together and concealthe interiorconstruction of the cabinet which might otherwise be seenthrough the slot, and also inhibit any draft from issuing through theslot.

Optionally employed is a wing lock nut 21 threaded on the conduit 12adapted to secure the light socket in any position upon a radiusdescribed by the conduit 12 turning in the threaded aperture of theplate 11.

The modified application shown in Figure 4 contemplates a fixture of thesame construction as hereinbefore described applied to a horizontal slotin a horizontal panel 20.

My invention of an adjustable electric fixture distinguishes from othertypes of slid able wall lamp brackets in which the brackets are held inadjusted position by spring pressed devices which are resilient andtherefore exert a constant pressure due to a spring action.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention as claimed.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. An adjustable electric fixture, comprising in combination a panelhaving a slot therethrough, a light fixture extending through the slot.friction elements attached thereto, one on the inside of the panel andthe other on the outside of the panel therebelow. a fixed e ectric plugpositioned behind the panel and a movable flexible electric cord fromthe plug to the fixture whereby the fixture may be freely moved in theslot and retained in position by the weight of the fixture forcing thefriction elements to engage the panel.

2. An adjustableelectric fixture comprising a panel having a slottherethrough. an electric ligl'it and a bracket for said light extendingthrough said slot a clamp comprising a pair of oppositely facingfriction elements non-resiliently connected together adapted to bearupon the inside and outside of the panel and an arm associating saidfriction elements, a weight on the lowermost friction element adapted toassist in retaining said bracket in position upon the panel and tosupport the electric light.

3. An adjustable electric fixture comprising a panel having a slot, afelt pad on the inner face of said panel, a friction pad adapted to bearagainst the inner face of said panel, a friction head adapted to bearagainst the outer face of said panel and an arm associating the frictionhead and the friction pad, a plate depending from said friction head andan electric light fixture carried by said plate, a co'rd on the innerside of the panel leading through the electric fixture to an electriclight. the position of the fixture being adjustable upon the panel andthe weight of the plate being adapted to retain the fixture in variouspositions upon the face of the panel.

4. An adjustable electric fixture comprising a panel having a verticalslot therethrough, a friction pad adapted to bear against the inner faceof the panel and a friction head adapted to bear upon the outer face ofthe panel, an arm extending through said slot from said friction headand pivoted to said friction pad, a weighted plate depending from saidfriction head, a conduit threaded into said plate and a second conduitthreaded into said plate and adapted to extend through and slide in theslot, a flexible electric cord passing through said conduits and to asource of electricity, means for effectively concealing the said cord,the position of the conduits being adjustable vertically of the paneland retained in position by a binding action between the friction plateand the friction head assisted by the weighted plate.

5. An adjustable'electric fixture comprising in combination a wallstructure having a panel with a slot therein. and a space behind thepanel, an electric fixture having ar arm slidable in the slot, afriction pad or the inner end of the arm, a friction heae on the outerend and below the pad. the electric fixture being suspended below thefriction head. a fixed electric terminal in the space behind the paneland a flexibleeleo tric cord connected from the terminal to th electricfixture through the slot.

6. An adju tablev electric fixture as claimec in claim 5, in which thefriction pad is piv otally supported on the arm extending through theslot and the fixture. is attachec to a weighted body suspended from thefric tion head.

7. An electric fixture comprising in com bination a panel having a slottherethrough a rigid non-resilient J-shaper arm slidabl in the slothaving a friction pad secured tt the inner end and a friction'headsecured 8. An electric fixture asclaimed in claim to the outer end, saidpad andhead engag- 7 in which the friction pad is pivotally con- 1 ingopposite sides of the slot an electric fixnected to the J-shaped arm andthe friction ture supported below. the friction head, a head has aweighted body attached thereto 5 fixed electric terminal positionedbehind the from which the fixture is supported.

panel and a flexible electric cord connected In testimony whereof I havesigned my between the terminal and the electric fixtur name to thisspecification. through the slot. H. G. CORWIN.

